Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-23
THANKSGIVING DAY.
How the Holiday Will be Spent I'm this
City-The Public and Private Obsery.
ance of the Day.

As tomorrow Is Thanksgiving Day. there will be
general holiday throughout the city which will
be observed In the variety OF ways customary here
All the public oices, both OF the General Govern
ment and OF the city, will be closed and, business
as a rule will be suspended. During the early
hours OF the day the markets and grocery stores
will be open for the benent OF those who have
delayed In collecting their materials for the
Thanksgiving dinner. An effort is made In pubic
as well as private houses to serve a dinner
somewhat more elaborate than the everyday
affair. In this way the day really becomes cause
OF special Thanksgiving for large
number Of people The inmates Of the
charitable institutions are given a feast
which causes them to rejoice that the holiday has
extended to friends and others TO visit the instu-
tion, and the usual Thanksgiving dinner will be
provided for the children. At the Woman's Chris
Itan Association Home the inmates will enjoy the
good things which their friends send to them.
The orphan asyiums and other charitable institu-
tons WIN enjoy the good cheer Of the day, and
even the inmates OF the jail and the wOrkhouse
Will have q Thanksgiving day dinner. In
thousands of homes families will gather around
well-nlled tables, and In the quiet OF domestic
scenes the day will be pleasantly passed
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
In nearly all the Protestant churches services
will be held and the annual THANKSGIVING sermon
will be delivered. union Thanksgiving service
will be held in the Metropolitan Presbyterian
church, on Capitol HILL at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Rev. w. E. Parson, pastor OF the Church
OF the Reformation, will preach the sermon, and
other ministers will take part in the services The
collection will be devoted TO the city charities.
churches. The Central Union Mission VIII give a
dinner TO the poor and needy at It's rooms $50
Pennsylvania avenue. The dinner will take place
ao1deS anon those saerns = for food 70 have their
hunger stayed for one day. Religious services will
be held from l2 TO and from to 9p.m.
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ular music for one hour assisted by his pupil, Mr..
F. Rechenback, Immediately after the Thanks
giving service at the Metropolitan n. Z church,
concluding with Home, sweet Home.
HOLIDAY At THE CITY Posr-oFF1oE
The several divisions OF the City Post once win
be kept open for the transaction OF business for
the public until noon. AT that hcur the registry
and money -order divisions will be closed to the
public at the main ONCE and at the several branch
stations. delivery by carriers will be made at
73O a m. with the usual collections for that hour.
The collections for the Afternoon Will be the same
as usually made on sunday. The carriers window
will be open from 9 to z p. m.
- COUNTRY TRIPS FOB rHE wHEELxRN.
The wheelmen win enjoy the day BY TRIPS into
the country. The members Of the Capital Bicycle
Club win 60 TO Cabin John Bridge, and they ex-
pect number of Baltimore wheelmen TO accom-
ican Wheelmen WIN go 70 Brightwood, via the
soldiers Home, ana &C the former place there wiz
be races.
DRILL or THR NATIONAL GUARD
The National Guard Of the District win meet q,
the Washineton Barracks tomorrow morning q
1880 O'Clock, and win be put through thorough
drin, in which neid evolutions viii occupy prom
perm pssmitS the fully uniformed part OF the Guard
Tsis ave st1ees psSsde the nne Of march Win T 5.
nom the Barracks 70 Pennsylvania avenue, Penn
sylvania avenue 70 Lafayette square 70 street
VIII be dismissed.